Crime Free Zone (CFZ) within 1,000 metres from a police station

DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Kepong Dr Tan Seng Giaw requests the police force to ensure that there is no crime committed within 1,000 metres from a police station including Kepong and Jinjang Police Stations.

Dr Tan presented the request to AC Ahmad Sofian Md Yassin at a meeting with the OCPD of Sentul District at his office on 10.4.2008.

While it is not possible to be free of crimes completely, it is imperative that the police try their best to reduce crime rate as much as possible. Crimes in the country including Kuala Lumpur and Kepong continue to make people wary. For example, the spate of break-ins, snatch thefts and robberies in Kepong touches on the raw nerve of the residents. This includes those in other areas such as Kepong Baru.

In the last three months, over 15 break-ins occur in Taman Kepong within 1,000 metres from the Kepong Police Station. These thievies know the habit of police in patrol and they strike opportunistically.

We understand that the police have Crime Free Zone (CFZ) within 1,000 metres from a police station. We would like to see more efforts against crimes, but also CFZ. We need more and better trained personnel.

Dr Tan Seng Giaw